US Predators strike again in Mir Ali
Seven “foreigners” were reported killed in the terrorist haven of North Waziristan.
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Denmark
David Headley’s testimony could reinforce suspicions about Pakistan’s terrorism ties
United States
President Barack Obama said that while the US is “respectful of the sovereignty of Pakistan,” the US would take action inside Pakistan or other countries against top al Qaeda or Taliban leaders if required by national security interests.
Suicide assault team attacks police compound in Afghan east
Four suicide bombers and six Afghans, including five security personnel, were killed during a 10-hour-long clash at a police headquarters in Khost.
China
Pakistan says wants China to build naval base
US Attorney General supports update of the Authorization of Military Force
“I cannot for the life of me understand the opposition to this measure that is coming from people who profess to be concerned with civil liberties and the rule of law,” former AG Mukasey said.
Suicide bomber kills 6 in attack on Kabul hospital
A suicide bomber detonated in a cafeteria as medical students were eating lunch. The hospital is frequented by Afghan military personnel and is in a high-security zone.
Afghanistan
With Al Qaeda weakened, US warns about other Pakistani terror groups
China
Joint statement reiterates China’s support for Pakistan’s counter-terrorism strategy
Special operations forces target al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander in the southeast
The Taliban leader organized al Qaeda fighters in the Pakistani city of Quetta. The raid is the second that targeted al Qaeda in Zabul in the past two weeks.
India
India recalled a list of 50 wanted terrorists and criminals who were believed to be based in Pakistan after two of those on the list turned up in India. One of those on the list was in Indian custody for the past 15 months.
Taliban attack US diplomats in Peshawar
The US Consulate in Peshawar has been a magnet for Taliban attacks.
Did the US kill Osama bin Laden’s clone?
The Nation entertains with one of the crazier conspiracy theories to spring up about the al Qaeda leader’s death.
US Predators kill 6 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in the town of Tappi near Miramshah, the stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
India
India admits error in ‘most-wanted’ list
The Gitmo Files: Al Qaeda’s emir of Zahedan, Iran commits suicide
Inayatullah, an Afghan detainee at Gitmo, died of an apparent suicide.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: ‘Mid-level’ Al-Qaeda operative lived in country for decade prior to arrest
Analysis: Al Qaeda’s interim emir and Iran
Al Qaeda’s interim emir is reportedly Saif al Adel, a longtime member of al Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Al Adel has a decades-long relationship with Iran and was protected by the Iranians after 9/11.
Al Qaeda
Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden
The Taliban
Mohmand Taliban leader Omar Khalid threatened to take revenge for the death of Osama bin Laden. Waliur Rehman Mehsud claimed bin Laden blew himself up to avoid capture.
The Gitmo Files: An agent of Iran
A leaked threat assessment prepared at Guantanamo describes one current detainee and his father as “Iranian agents.” The detainee, Haji Hamidullah, allegedly “murdered 71 people.” The leaked file connects several others to Iran, including two members of Hamid Karzai’s government.
Afghanistan
Trouble ahead in Pakistan’s new US phase
Haqqani Network
Pakistan woos insurgent group
Al Qaeda
CIA flew stealth drones into Pakistan to monitor bin Laden house
Afghanistan
Pakistani troops and NATO helicopters exchanged fire on the border. Security forces killed and captured scores of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Nangarhar, Paktika, and Ghazni.
The Taliban
Hamid Gul, the former head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, is reported to have asked Mullah Omar to leave Quetta in Pakistan and return to Afghanistan or Iran. The ISI would facilitate Omar’s move to either country, the report said.
Al Qaeda
Saif al Adel is reported to be al Qaeda’s new emir; the report is unconfirmed. Pakistani security forces in Karachi arrested Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub, who was described as “working directly under al Qaeda leaders along [the] Pak-Afghan borders.”
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed two soldiers and a civilian in an attack in Mukalla in Hadhramout province. The family of Osama bin Laden’s Yemeni widow wants her to be returned home from Pakistan.
Islamic Caucasus Emirates confirms death of ‘Russian bin Laden’
Abdullah Kurd was a leader in the International Islamic Battalion, al Qaeda’s foreign legion in the Caucasus.
Suicide assault team defeated in Quetta
Pakistani officials said the attackers appeared to be “Uzbek or Chechen.” The Pakistani Army claimed to have captured a senior al Qaeda operative in Karachi.